Brassiere



Oct. 4, 1938. R sc 2,132,128

BRASSIERE Filed Jan. 27, 1936 Fig.1.

. IN V EN TOR. HEN/ PASCH BY gamma/ax ATTbRNEY.

Patented Oct. 4, 1 938 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,132.12: BmssmaaHenry Rasch, Hohokns, N. 1., assignor to Chaincrai't, Inc., Hackensack,N. 1., a corporation of New Jersey Application January 27, 1938,SerialNo. 60,951

6 Claims. (Cl. 2-42) This invention relates to brassieres. of eachbreast is fully covered by the brasslere, and The general object of theinvention is to prothe breasts are supported to some extent by the videa brassiere afiording improved breast supupper portion of each breastpocket, the main port, which is comparatively simple and adapted breastsupport comes from the lower elastic por- 5 to be economically produced.tions of the breast pockets. These elastic por- 5 It the past, a greatvariety of brassieres has tions of the pockets firmly confine the lowerporbeen offered to the public. .Many of these were tions of the breastsand urge the breasts updesigned to flatten the wearers breasts toprowardly, so that a youthful contour is assured. duce the boyish figureeffect so coveted for many Since the lower portions of the-breastpockets are years. Of recent years, however, the tendency elastic, thereis no binding and no uncomfortable 10 has been to depart from thestraight lines of restraint. the boyish figure and to emphasize the softThe elastic material is preferably of the type curves which characterizethe female form. Acwhich stretches in a lateral direction only. Thiscordingly, numerous brassieres have been deovercomes the tendency of thebreasts to sag, veloped with a view to moulding the figure as and yetinsures against discomfort resulting from 15 naturally and with aslittle restraint as possible, non-elastic restraint. while creatingyouthful lines. Many of these f'he elastic portions of the breastpockets are brassieres have provided the uplift necessary to joined by anon-elastic center piece. The upper prevent sagging of the breasts buthave proven and the lower portions of each breast pocket are 0unsatisfactory in other ways. Some have been joined to a non-elastic endpiece. Thus, between expensive and difficult to manufactureby reason afirm center piece and a firm end piece which of complicatedconstruction. Some have been act as stays, each pocket is freelyexpansible in inconvenient to use because of the necessity for a lateraldirection. Each breast pocket theremanual adjustment and because of thedificulties fore may readily accommodate itself to variations attendant111 putting on garments having a in breast and body sizes. Thus,applicants brasmultiplicity of parts. Others have firmly sussiere, inaddition to fitting equally well persons of tained the breasts, but havebound or otherwise diflerent builds, provides effective support ofincaused discomfort. dividual breasts in the particular manner re- It iswell known that different women who take quired by each breast. the samestandard brassiere size have different The end pieces are connected bya. back band 80 body developments, so that their diaphragm which ispreferably elastic, and the brassiere is measurements, etc., are not thesame. In provided with suitable shoulder straps of any debrassieresheretofore available, attempts have sired construction. been made toprovide constructions automatically Other objects, features andadvantages of the compensating for these differences in bodyformainvention will be apparent from the following de- 35 tion, butthese constructions have not proven to scription to be read inconnection with the acbe acceptable. companying drawing in which:-

Also attempts have been made to provide bras- Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of a preferred form sieres compensating for differences in the sizeof applicant's brassiere, and 40 and position of individual breasts but,prior to Fig. 2 is a detailed view of one of the elastic 40 applicantsinvention, no simple, inexpensive and inserts of Fig. 1, illustratingthe lateral exeifective brassire capable of accomplishing thesepansibility of the inserts. results has been produced. Referring now tothe drawing, the brassiere Applicant's brassiere was conceived toovercomprises a pair of breast supporting pockets heretofore known, andto provide an improved each pocket 5 is composed of cloth, net, lace orconstruction affordin mf le y h hly the like, suitably shaped. The lowerportion 1 efiective breast support. of each pocket 5 is composed ofelastic material. In applicants brassire, each breast supportingPreferably the elastic material of-portion l is pocket comprises twoparts. The upper portion heavier or firmer than the material comprisingof each pocket is made of cloth, net or any other portion 6. In thepreferred form of the invendesired soft and flexible material. The lowertion, the elastic material is adapted to stretch portion of each pocketis made of elastic malaterally only, as indicated by the arrows in Fig.2. terial, cut to conform to the contourof the breast The elasticportions are preferably tapered, narit is to support. Thus, while theupper portion rowing toward the center of the garment. Pref- 55 comethese and other shortcomings of hrassieres generally designated 5. Theupper portion 6 of 45 erably, the elastic portions extend to thenonelastic binding I2 along the edge of the garment. It is to beunderstood, of course, that the elastic inserts I may terminateotherwise than as shown; that is they may extend only partly around theunder portions of the breasts instead of completely therearound.

A center piece 8, preferably of non-elastic material, joins the pockets5. This center piece tapers from bottom to top, and has curved sides toconform to the shape of the elastic portions 1. In effect, the centerpiece provides a firm center stay, on each side of which lateral stretchto different degrees may take place. It will be understood that if theelastic breast pocket portions or inserts I extend only partly aroundthe lower portions of the breast, the center piece 8 might connect withboth the non-elastic portion 6 and the elastic portion 1 of each breastpocket.

In a preferred construction, the uppernonelastic portion 6 and the lowerelastic portion 1 of each pocket 5 are secured to an end piece 9. Theend pieces are made of non-elastic material and are connected by theback band l0, preferably of elastic material. Shoulder straps ll extendfrom the top of each pocket 5 and join the band .III at the rear of thegarment.

Applicant's brassiere is elastic and stretchable through almost itsentire length. Each breast pocketis expansible laterally between a firmnonelastic end piece and a firm non-elastic center piece. The brassireas a whole automatically adjusts itself to conform to the builds or bodyformations of difierent wearers; and each breast pocket automaticallyadJusts itself effectively to uplift and firmly to sustain theindividual breast it is called upon to support, in exactly the mannerrequired. Regardless of expansion in a lateral direction, the breastpockets are not adapted to stretch vertically, so that sagging of thebreasts is effectively prevented. The garment, while fitting snugly,does not bind, but gives freely with movements of the body. It is high-1y efiective, exceedingly simple, and entirely comfortable.

Although applicant's improved construction has been described withparticular reference to a brassiere, it is to be understood that thisconstruction may be incorporated in brassiere and bandeaux combinations,or in any garments having a brassire attachment.

Since many modifications of the invention may be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that the above description andthe accompanying drawing shall be regarded as illustrative only,applicant limiting himself only as indicated in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A brassiere including a pair of dished or cup-shaped breast-receivingand breast-sustaining pockets, each of said pockets being formed of afirst or upper section and a second or lower section, said sections ofeach pocket being securely attached together substantially throughout aline of jointure therebetween extending across each pocket to provide acontinuous dished surface at the inside of the pocket, said secondsection of each pocket being generally in the shape of a crescent, andextending generally downwardly and outwardly from the central portion ofthe brassiere, so that each second section extends proximate the insideof a breast received within a pocket and around a lower portion thereofin supporting relationship therewith, sa d ing pockets, each of saidpockets being formed.

of a first or upper section and a second or lower section, said sectionsbeing securely attached together to provide a continuous dished pocket,said second section of each pocket being generally in the shape of acrescent and extending downwardly and outwardly from the upper centerportion of the brassiere throughout the width of each pocket, saidsecond sections being formed of material adapted to stretch in a lateralor circumferential direction only around the body of the wearer, saidbreast pockets being secured together by an insert connecting saidsecond elastic sections of said pockets.

3. A brassiere including a pair of dished or cup-shaped breast-receivingand breast-supporting pockets, each of said pockets being formed of afirst or upper section and a second or lower section, said sectionsbeing securely attached together to provide a continuous dished pocket,said second section of each pocket being generally in the form of acrescent and extending downwardly and outwardly from the upper centerportion of the brassiere throughout the width of each pocket, saidsecond sections being formed of material adapted to stretch in a lateralor circumferential direction only around the body of the wearer, saidbreast pockets being secured together by an insert connecting saidsecond elastic sections of said pockets, said insert being generallytriangular in shape and being formed of relatively non-elastic material.

4. A brassiere including a pair of dished or cup-shaped breast-receivingand breast-supporting pockets, each of said pockets being formed of afirst or upper section and a second or lower section, said sectionsbeing securely attached to-- gether to provide a continuous dishedpocket, said second section of each pocket being generally in the shapeof a crescent and extending downwardly and outwardly from the uppercenter portion of the brassire throughout the width of each pocket, saidsecond sections being formed of relatively elastic material, said breastpockets being secured together by an insert connecting said secondelastic sections of said pockets.

5. A brassiere including a pair of dished or cup-shaped breast-receivingand breast-supporting pockets, each of said pockets being formed of afirst or upper section and a second or lower section, said first andsecond sections being securely attached together to provide a continuousdished pocket, said second section of each pocket being generallyelongated in configuration and extending downwardly and outwardly fromthe center portion of the brassiere substantially throughout the widthof the pocket, so that each second section extends proximate the insideof a I breast received within a pocket and around a lower portionthereof in supporting relationship therewith, said second sections beingformed of material adapted to stretch in a lateral or circumferentialdirection only around the body of the wearer, said second sections beingsecured together by an insert connected therebetween.

6. A brassire including a pair of dished or cup-shaped breast-receivingand breast-support- 7 ing pockets, each of said pockets being formed ofa first or upper section and a second or lower section, said sections ofeach pocket being securely attached together substantially throughout aline of jointure therebetween extending across each pocket to provide acontinuous dished surface at the inside of the pocket, said secondsection of each pocket being generally elongated in configuration, andextending downwardly and outwardly from the central portion of thebrassire, so that each second section extends proximate the inside oi! abreast received within a pocket and around a lower portion thereof insupporting relationship therewith, said second sections being formed ofmaterial characterized by relatively high elasticity adapted to stretchlaterally around the body of the wearer, whereby said second sectionsserve to support the breasts in relatively firm manner and yleldably tomold the breasts in such manner that desired uplift and separationthereof is efiected, said second sections being secured together by aninsert connected therebetween.

HENRY RASCH.

